PHOTO 111 - Introduction to Photography

Institution:

Philadelphia University

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Description:

This course is designed to stimulate visual awareness by encouraging students to use the camera as a tool for recording information as they examine their surrounding environment. Students will explore the mechanics of the camera and its function in order to produce photographic prints by learning darkroom procedures, then analyzing choices for pictorial presentation. Photography as documentation, record keeping, social commentary and creative expression will also be analyzed and studied through the works of photojournalists, fashion photographers, advertising designers and family snapshots. May not be taken for College Studies credit.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.philau.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 951-2700

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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